RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - South Korea ended its Rio adventure without a men's team medal for the first time in eight years, after they were defeated by Germany in the bronze medal match on Wednesday.

Playing through an injury that forced him to take a time out during the doubles set, Germany's Timo Boll clinched the deciding fourth singles set against South Korea's Joo Sae-hyuk, finishing up the tightly fought 3-2 match that saw each team yield alternate games to each other.